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| Sakari SuominenSummaryAffiliation: University of Turku Country: Finland Publications
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SalutogenesisSakari Suominen
Scand J Public Health 36:337-9. 2008- Job strain, life events, and sickness absence: a longitudinal cohort study in a random population sampleSakari Suominen
Department of Public Health, University of Turku, Lemminkäisenkatu 1, FIN 20014 University of Turku, Finland
J Occup Environ Med 49:990-6. 2007..To examine job strain, adverse life events, and their co-occurrence as predictors of sickness absence... - Sense of coherence and disability pensions. A nationwide, register based prospective population study of 2196 adult FinnsSakari Suominen
State Provincial Office of Western Finland and University of Turku, Department of Public Health, Lemminkäisenkatu 1, FIN 20520 Turku, Finland
J Epidemiol Community Health 59:455-9. 2005..Strong sense of coherence (SOC) has been shown to be associated with good, perceived health both in cross sectional and longitudinal studies... - Stability of the sense of coherence in adolescencePäivi Leena Honkinen
Institute of Clinical Medicine, Family Medicine, University of Turku, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
Int J Adolesc Med Health 20:85-91. 2008..The aim of this prospective study was to explore the stability of sense of coherence (SOC) in adolescents from the age of 15 to 18 years... - Health related quality of life in 10-year-old schoolchildrenCamilla Laaksonen
Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Qual Life Res 17:1049-54. 2008..The purpose of this study was to investigate the health related quality of life (HRQL) in a total cohort of general school children... - Job involvement of primary healthcare employees: does a service provision model play a role?Anne M Koponen
Hjelt Institute, Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Scand J Public Health 38:266-74. 2010..Also, the associations of job involvement with factors describing the psychosocial work environment were investigated... - Determinants of health promotion action in primary health care: comparative study of health and home care personnel in four municipalities in FinlandNina Simonsen-Rehn
Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Finland, and Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland
Scand J Public Health 37:4-12. 2009..The purpose of this paper is to contribute to understanding which factors influence health promotion action in primary health care (PHC) on the municipal, i.e. local, level... - Sense of coherence and intentions to retire early among Finnish women and menSalla Maarit Volanen
Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Finland
BMC Public Health 10:22. 2010..This study investigated the associations between SOC and intentions to retire early and whether these associations were explained by socio-economic, psychosocial and work and health related factors... - Outsourcing primary health care services--how politicians explain the grounds for their decisionsRitva Laamanen
Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Health Policy 88:294-307. 2008.... - Sense of coherence and its determinants: a comparative study of the Finnish-speaking majority and the Swedish-speaking minority in FinlandSalla Maarit Volanen
Department of Public Health, University of Turku, Finland
Scand J Public Health 34:515-25. 2006..This study investigated (1) the level of sense of coherence (SOC), (2) the structure of generalized resistance resources (GRRs), and (3) associations of GRRs with SOC among Finnish- and Swedish-speaking Finns... - Psychosocial work environment and emotional exhaustion--does a service provision model play a role?Anne M Koponen
Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki and Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland
Health Policy 94:111-9. 2010..To investigate whether outsourcing of primary health care (PHC) services has affected the psychosocial work environment and emotional exhaustion... - Childhood adversities as a predictor of disability retirementKaroliina Harkonmäki
Department of Public Health, PO Box 41, 00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
J Epidemiol Community Health 61:479-84. 2007..There is a large body of research on adulthood risk factors for retirement due to disability, but studies on the effect of adverse childhood experiences are scarce... - Non-response in a nationwide follow-up postal survey in Finland: a register-based mortality analysis of respondents and non-respondents of the Health and Social Support (HeSSup) StudySakari Suominen
Department of Public Health, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
BMJ Open 2:e000657. 2012..To examine difference in mortality between postal survey non-respondents and respondents... - Paediatric health-related quality of life instrument for primary school children: cross-cultural validationCamilla Laaksonen
Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
J Adv Nurs 59:542-50. 2007..This article is a report of a study to validate the Finnish version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory(TM) (PedsQL*) for children aged 8-12 years... - The differences in drinking patterns between Finnish-speaking majority and Swedish-speaking minority in FinlandTapio Paljarvi
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Eur J Public Health 19:278-84. 2009.... - Client perceptions of the performance of public and independent not-for-profit primary healthcareRitva Laamanen
Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Finland
Scand J Public Health 34:598-608. 2006.... - Childhood adversities, parent-child relationships and dispositional optimism in adulthoodKatariina Korkeila
Department of General Practice, University of Turku, Lemminkäisenkatu 1, 20014, Finland
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 39:286-92. 2004.... - Academic and social success in adolescents with previous febrile seizuresMatti SillanpAA
Department of Child Neurology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Seizure 20:326-30. 2011..To study academic achievement and social success in adolescents with febrile seizures (FS) before their 5th birthday... - The adult sense of coherence scale is applicable to 12-year-old schoolchildren--an additional tool in health promotionPäivi Leena Honkinen
Institute of Clinical Medicine, Family Medicine, University of Turku, Unit of Family Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
Acta Paediatr 95:952-5. 2006..Also, a 16-item scale for determining SOC in young children (<or=10 y) is available. It is unclear from which age on SOC can be studied by using any of the scales for adults... - Early childhood psychological problems predict a poor sense of coherence in adolescents: a 15-year follow-up studyPäivi Leena Honkinen
Institute of Clinical Medicine, Family Medicine, University of Turku and Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland
J Health Psychol 14:587-600. 2009..The identification of early childhood behavioural problems helps us to identify children at risk of ill-being in adolescence since problems seem to persist unchanged until that period of life... - Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease is disappointing among patients of working ageMarkku Sumanen
Kangasala Health Centre, Department of Public Health, University of Turku, Finland
Fam Pract 21:304-6. 2004..The risk factors underlying coronary heart disease (CHD) are well known... - Factors contributing to sense of coherence among men and womenSalla Maarit Volanen
Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, University of Helsinki, Finland
Eur J Public Health 14:322-30. 2004..e. childhood living conditions, work and family life, and social relationships, with sense of coherence (SOC) among Finnish men and women. A particular interest was devoted to interactions between sex and GRR... - Externalizing problem behaviors and headache: a follow-up study of adolescent Finnish twinsRuut Virtanen
Department of Public Health, University of Turku, Lemminkäisenkatu 1, 20014, Turku, Finland
Pediatrics 114:981-7. 2004..To examine the association of teacher- and parent-rated behavior with headache in a prospective follow-up study of adolescent Finnish twins... - Subjective measures of binge drinking and alcohol-specific adverse health outcomes: a prospective cohort studyTapio Paljarvi
Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, UK
Addiction 107:323-30. 2012..To determine the performance of subjectively defined intoxications, hangovers and alcohol-induced pass-outs in identifying drinkers at risk for adverse health outcomes... - Determinants of health promotion action: comparative analysis of local voluntary associations in four municipalities in FinlandNina Simonsen-Rehn
Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Finland
Health Promot Int 21:274-83. 2006..More detailed studies of determinants of health promotion action are needed to shape strategies in local communities... - Structural validity and temporal stability of the 13-item sense of coherence scale: prospective evidence from the population-based HeSSup studyTaru Feldt
Department of Psychology, University of Jyvaskyla, P O Box 35, FIN 40014, Jyvaskyla, Finland
Qual Life Res 16:483-93. 2007.... - Social support, early retirement, and a retirement preference: a study of 10,489 Finnish adultsMarko Elovainio
National Research and Development Center for Welfare and Health, Helsinki, Finland
J Occup Environ Med 45:433-9. 2003..Being retired before the age of 55 years may be predicted by limited social support or it may restrain one's possibilities to establish and maintain social relationships... - Liability to anxiety and severe life events as predictors of new-onset sleep disturbancesJussi Vahtera
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland
Sleep 30:1537-46. 2007..This study examined the effects of liability to anxiety and stressful life events on the onset of sleep disturbances...